We describe some applications of SiPMs developed for space-borne detectors to be employed in astroparticle physics research. SiPMs were first installed in space in 2005 on board of the International Space Station (ISS) in the Lazio-Sirad experiment. In Lazio-Sirad the SiPMs have been used as sensors of a small calorimeter to measure radiation environment in space and assess the effectiveness of shielding for astronauts. More recently, a 64 pixel array of SiPMs was used in Mini-EUSO, an UV telescope to study UV terrestrial emissions. Mini-EUSO was launched in Summer 2019 on board the ISS and is observing the Earth from a nadir facing window in the Russian section of the station. The detector technology and readout electronics developed in these contexts can also be employed in ground-based applications, both in research and in technological transfer implementations. As an example, we also discuss the application of SiPM detectors developed for EUSO detectors in the development of Lanfos, a detector to assess the amount of Cesium in food produced in the regions affected by the 2011 Fukushima power plant accident.

我们描述了为航天探测器开发的SiPM的一些应用，这些探测器将用于天体物理学研究。SiPM于2005年首次在国际空间站（ISS）的拉齐奥－西拉德（Lazio-Sirad）实验中安装在太空中。在拉齐奥-西拉德（Sizio），SiPM被用作小型热量计的传感器，以测量太空中的辐射环境并评估对宇航员的屏蔽效果。最近，在Mini-EUSO中使用了64像素的SiPM阵列，这是一种用于研究UV地面发射的UV望远镜。Mini-EUSO于2019年夏季在国际空间站上发射升空，正在从该站俄罗斯部分的最低天窗向地球进行观测。在这些情况下开发的探测器技术和读出电子设备也可以用于地面应用，在研究和技术转让实施中。例如，我们还将讨论为EUSO探测器开发的SiPM探测器在Lanfos的开发中的应用，该探测器用于评估受2011年福岛电厂事故影响的地区食品中的铯含量。